51. Payment of fire control costs---[(1) In any case where the
 Secretary of Forestry has appointed any Fire Officer to take charge of
 any area pursuant to section 39 of this Act, the Secretary of Forestry
 (with the approval of the Minister of Forestry) may in his or her
 discretion determine what part of those regional fire emergency costs
 shall be borne by the Fire Authorities of the districts in the area; and
 shall apportion that part of the costs between those Fire Authorities.]

   (2), (3) Repealed by s. 32 (1) of the State-Owned Enterprises Act
 1986.

   (4) If any Fire Authority makes default in the payment of any money as
 required under this section, the amount thereof shall be recoverable
 from the Fire Authority in any Court of competent jurisdiction . . . or,
 if the Fire Authority is a county council, district council, or borough
 council, may be deducted from any money payable out of public money to
 that council.

   (5) Repealed by s. 32 (1) of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986.

   (6) The amount of the costs apportioned to each Fire Authority shall
 for the purposes of the foregoing provisions of this Act be deemed to be
 costs incurred by the Fire Authority in the control and suppression of a
 fire.
     Cf. 1955, No. 44, s. 44

       Subs. (1) was substituted for the original subs. (1) by s. 32 (1)
     of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986.
       In subs. (4) words were omitted by s. 32 (1) of the State-Owned
     Enterprises Act 1986.